Sculptures liven up Thousand Oaks neighborhood

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Artist Mohammad Alinejad looks from his driveway at the sculpture he made for his neighbor’s yard in Thousand Oaks. Alinejad, whose neighbors commissioned him to place similar sculptures in their yards, said he hopes the artwork will become a community landmark. “It’s kind of like changing the community to a good feeling,” he said.

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Artist Mohammad Alinejad has created clay totem-like sculptures that are appearing in Thousand Oaks front yards.

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Artist Mohammad Alinejad smooths the surface of a ceramic sculpture he is making for a neighbor while his wife, Esther, works on her project recently in their Thousand Oaks studio.

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Artist Mohammad Alinejad looks from his driveway at a sculpture he made for his neighbor’s yard in Thousand Oaks.

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Artist Mohammad Alinejad smooths the surface of a ceramic sculpture he is making for a neighbor.